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तनाव को हराने के लिए शहरवासियों बना रहें हैं ‘मिनी फारेस्ट’

उदयपुर में इन दिनों ‘मिनी फारेस्ट’ का चलन ज़ोरों पर है। शहर के अंदर और आस-पास खली पड़ी ज़मीनों, फार्महाउस जैसे जगहों पर शहरवासी मियावाकी पद्धति से लोकल और देशी प्रजातियों के पेड़-पौधे लगा कर शहर के लिए एक छोटा सा इकोसिस्टम बना रहें हैं।

जापानी बॉटनिस्ट डॉ अकीरा मियावाकी के द्वारा विकसित इस पद्धति में छोटी और सीमित जगहों पर ज्यादा से ज्यादा लोकल पेड़ और पौधे लगाकर छोटे जंगल तैयार किये जाते हैं। शहर में लोग इसी पद्धति के साथ सार्वजनिक स्थानों और पर्सनल फार्म हाउसेस में ऐसे मिनी फारेस्ट विकसित कर रहे हैं।

उदयपुर में मिनी फॉरेस्ट का चलन साल-भर पहले यानि मई 2019 से शुरू हुआ था जब यहाँ के एक वरिष्ठ नागरिक अब्बास अली बंदुकवाला ने जिला शिक्षा और प्रशिक्षण संस्थान (DIET) के गोवर्धन विलास स्थित कार्यालय में इसे विकसित करने की योजना बनाई थी।

बंदुकवाला ने अपनी दोहिती के जन्म पर दावत या समारोहों में पैसे खर्च करने के बजाय पेड़ लगाने का निर्णय लिया। उन्होंने इसके लिए एक विशेषज्ञ से संपर्क किया, जिसने उन्हें जंगल स्थापित करने के लिए एक सार्वजनिक स्थान ढूंढने में मदद की।

उनका कहना है की वें अपनी निजी ज़मीन पर मिनी फारेस्ट विकसित कर सकते थे, लेकिन तब उसका आनंद केवल उनके परिवार तक ही सीमित रहता। सार्वजनिक संपत्ति पर ऐसे जंगल बना कर अन्य लोग भी इससे प्रेरित हुए जिन्होंने बाद में अपनी निजी ज़मीनों और खली पड़े फार्म हाउस पर अरावली रेंज में उगने वाले पेड़ और पौधों की प्रजातियाँ उगाईं।

इन ‘मिनी फारेस्ट ’के मालिकों का कहना है की ये न केवल पर्वावरण के लिए फायदेमंद हैं बल्कि जीवन में तनाव कम करने में भी मददगार हैं।

उदयपुर के एक बिजनेसमैन जतिन सुहालका, जिनका डबोक में एक फार्महाउस है, उन्होंने भी अपने फार्म पर ऐसा ही एक मिनी फारेस्ट विकसित किया है। अपने छोटे-से फारेस्ट में समय बिताना जतिन को बेहद “डिलाइटफुल एक्सपीरियंस” लगता है और इसलिए वें यहाँ ज्यादा से ज्यादा समय बिताना पसंद करतें हैं।

जतिन के इस मिनी फारेस्ट में करीब 350 से अधिक देशी पेड़-पौधों की मिश्रित किस्में हैं। 2019 से शुरू किये उनके इस जंगल के कई पौधे अब तक 20 फीट तक ऊंचे हो गए हैं। उन्होंने इसमें महुआ, आम, कचनार, कीकर और अरावली में पाए जाने वाले और भी कई किस्मों के पौधे लगाएं हैं।

वहीं शहर के एक और नेचर लवर, विनू हिरन भी अपने मिनी जंगल से काफ़ी खुश हैं। उनका कहना है की किसी के लिए भी अपना एक प्राइवेट हरा-भरा जंगल होना बहुत ही सुखद एहसास है।

उदयपुर की एक संस्था, पुकार फाउंडेशन, जो स्थानीय वनस्पतियों के रोपण और रखरखाव को बढ़ावा देने के लिए काम कर रही है, वह भी ऐसे मिनी फारेस्ट बनाने की इच्छा रखने वाले लोगों की मदद कर रही है।

पुकार के एक टीम मेंबर, भुवनेश ओझा के मुताबिक एक मिनी फॉरेस्ट बनाने के लिए 20×20 वर्ग फीट की न्यूनतम होल्डिंग पर देशी पेड़ों की 40 किस्में उगा सकतें हैं।

उदयपुर के लोगों द्वारा की गई यह पहल न केवल उनके खुदके, बल्कि पुरे शहर और इकोसिस्टम के लिए फायदेमंद है। हम उम्मीद करतें हैं कि ऐसे मिनी फारेस्ट न सिर्फ उदयपुर बल्कि दुनिया भर के लोगों को अपने आसपास हरियाली और शुद्ध वातावरण स्थापित करने के लिए एक प्रेरणा बनेंगे।

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Winners list for the Monsoon Temptations-2011: Pix.iudaipur.com

This year, monsoon has been very kind to our Udaipur, and in past few days, unfortunately very unkind too. As all our regular readers would be well aware of, iudaipur came up with a month long unique online photography competition for all Udaipies at PiX, from 18th July to 18th August 2011.

The entire Team UdaipurBlog had to go under days of great confusion, stress of choosing the Winners as each entry was superb in itself, We had more than 470+ Approved Entries on Site in the very ‘first online competition’ and so today we give away the declarations of the final results.

Given below are the links for the winners. Keep scrolling for the final winners of the contests.

For the winners of week 1:

Day 1: http://pix.iudaipur.com/thirsty-road-finally-get-water.html

Day 2: http://pix.iudaipur.com/foggy-green-land.html

Day 3: http://pix.iudaipur.com/prepration-of-monsoon.html

Day 4: http://pix.iudaipur.com/sajjan-garh-3.html

Day 5: http://pix.iudaipur.com/rim-zim.html

Day 6: http://pix.iudaipur.com/monsoon-kilkari.html

Day 7: http://pix.iudaipur.com/fateh-sagar-every-drop-precious.html

Pick of the Week: http://pix.iudaipur.com/view-of-pichola-in-monsoon.html

 

For the winners of week 2:

Day 8: http://pix.iudaipur.com/sandol-mata-ji-and-painting-on-water.html

Day 9: http://pix.iudaipur.com/tirdi-road-udaipur.html

Day 10: http://pix.iudaipur.com/view-of-brige.html

Day 11: http://pix.iudaipur.com/som-kagdar-dam-pleasure.html

Day 12: http://pix.iudaipur.com/its-raining.html

Day 13: http://pix.iudaipur.com/view-of-udaipur-from-sajjangarh-with-clouds.html

Day 14: http://pix.iudaipur.com/ab-to-baras-ja-nagda-lake-eklinghji-inviting-monsoon.html

Pick of the Week: http://pix.iudaipur.com/painted-by-nature.html

 

For the winners of week 3:

Day 15: http://pix.iudaipur.com/monsoonic-eve.html

Day 16: http://pix.iudaipur.com/nature-2.html

Day 17: http://pix.iudaipur.com/a-snap-through-d-leaves.html

Day 18: http://pix.iudaipur.com/breathtaking-scenery.html

Day 19: http://pix.iudaipur.com/kichad.html

Day 20: http://pix.iudaipur.com/green-higway.html

Day 21: http://pix.iudaipur.com/baarish.html

Pick of the Week: http://pix.iudaipur.com/fateh-sagar-6.html

 

For the winners of week 4:

Day 22: http://pix.iudaipur.com/udaipur-city-of-lakes-2.html

Day 23: http://pix.iudaipur.com/ekling-ji.html

Day 24: http://pix.iudaipur.com/sign-board.html

Day 25: http://pix.iudaipur.com/thirsty-cats.html

Day 26: http://pix.iudaipur.com/towards-sisarma-village-2.html

Day 27: http://pix.iudaipur.com/oneday-it-vll-b-ur-tym.html

Day 28: http://pix.iudaipur.com/a-photo-captured-from-middle-of-jaisamand-lake.html

Day 29: http://pix.iudaipur.com/udaipur-from-my-house.html

Day 30: http://pix.iudaipur.com/cloudes-on-lake.html

Day 31: http://pix.iudaipur.com/sajjangarh-4.html

Pick of the Week: http://pix.iudaipur.com/sajjangarh-2.html

 

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The viewer’s choice award goes to:

Photographer name: Yuvraj Singh

Photo name: Zawar Mines Heaven



Link: http://pix.iudaipur.com/zawar-mines-heaven.html

Reason it became the viewer’s choice :  139 shares, 3 tweets, 7 Google +1’s

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The 2nd Runner-up award goes to:

Photographer name: Harneet Singh

Photo name: Towards Sisarma Village


Link: http://pix.iudaipur.com/towards-sisarma-village-2.html

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The 1st Runner-up award goes to:

Photographer name: Saurabh Jain

Photo name: Sajjangarh


Link: http://pix.iudaipur.com/sajjangarh-2.html

And finally the much awaited prize:

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The winner of the monsoon temptations 2011, i.e. 1st prize award goes to:

Photographer name: Lalit Sharma

Photo name: Ekling Ji


Link: http://pix.iudaipur.com/ekling-ji.html

The competition was just a jumpstart to introduce you to the new and innovative platform. The shutterbugs’ new hub PiX will be open for all, for all the themes, and not only restricted to monsoon. The topic may range from showing an art, skill, a good click, a discovery, to even social issues, realities and problems faced by anyone in our society, in our Udaipur, or any other part. We all have received great love and support from all the Udaipies, for which we are heartily thankful, and expect your regular presence on this platform, created for all of you 🙂

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Monsoon Temptations: Best Pictures of Week 2 – iUdaipur.com

Someone has rightly said “Pictures speak Louder than Words”. So I have no words for these amazing monsoon photography entries. Just check them out and comment about the one you like the most. 🙂

:Here are the Pictures of Week 2 Winners:

Day 8: Painting on water

By: Sandeep upadhyay

Link: http://pix.iudaipur.com/sandol-mata-ji-and-painting-on-water.html

 

Day 9: Tirdi road udaipur

By: Devesh Paliwal


Link: http://pix.iudaipur.com/tirdi-road-udaipur.html

 

Day 10: View of bridge

By: Hitesh Jethi

Link: http://pix.iudaipur.com/view-of-brige.html

 

Day 11: Som kagdar dam PLEASURE

By: Kul Singh

Link: http://pix.iudaipur.com/som-kagdar-dam-pleasure.html

 

Day 12: Its raining

By: Apeksha Chaplot

Link: http://pix.iudaipur.com/its-raining.html

Day 13: View of Udaipur from sajjangarh with clouds

By: Sourabh Tejawat

Link: http://pix.iudaipur.com/view-of-udaipur-from-sajjangarh-with-clouds.html

Day 14: Inviting Monsoon

By: Vishva Jeet Paneri

Link: http://pix.iudaipur.com/ab-to-baras-ja-nagda-lake-eklinghji-inviting-monsoon.html

 

—The Photo Of The Week—

 Monsoon Bird: Painted By Nature

By: Kul Singh 🙂

Link: http://pix.iudaipur.com/painted-by-nature.html

All the entries were amazing but our team chose these pictures 🙂 and we hope you all like the pictures 😉

Your Prizes will be announced at the end of the competition.

If you have any queries Call us on: +91-9929067498 (Sanjit)

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Green udaipur

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“We all moan and groan about the loss of the quality of life through the destruction of our ecology, and yet each one of us, in our own little comfortable ways, contributes daily to that destruction. It’s time now to awaken in each one of us the respect and attention our beloved mother deserves.”-

Quote by actor, environmental supporter, Ed Asner

With the increase in pollution all around we need to be more careful towards our environment. In Udaipur, the pollution is increasing swiftly which is a great concern for us. The number of vehicles, the electricity consumption and emission of greenhouse gases by the factories is increasing day by day hence increasing the carbon footprints of every individual. Deforestation and wastage of water is reaching on the peek. Waste from houses is dumped into rivers and lakes which not only pollute the surroundings but it also distort the scenic beauty. We all are in need to show some more interest in escalating foliage in our place. Taking small initiatives by every individual will be greatly effective in protecting our environment. Few ways by which we can make the environment of Udaipur or the whole world rather are:

Recycling:

The common things we can recycle are

  • Aluminum cans
  • Newspapers
  • Steel containers
  • Glass
  • Plastic materials and many more.
  • Changing habits in kitchen: utilize reusable containers for food storage as a substitute of wrapping food in foil or plastic wrap. You can also use unbleached coffee filters, which does not produce the fatal toxin dioxin in its manufacturing. Use rags to clean up spills instead of paper towels, and use biodegradable things.
  • Use cloth bag instead of plastic bags: Plastic bags are non biodegradable even if they say they are they do not decompose totally. Also the ink is made up of cadmium, and is highly toxic when it is released. Whereas paper bags are reusable and biodegradable. However supermarkets use paper that has never been recycled before and they always say “recyclable” not “recycled”. Here is what you can do: if your purchase is small don’t take any bag, this alone could save hundreds of millions of bags. Bring a cloth bag when you shop.
  • Compost: Return your organic waste where it belongs: the soil! Rather than sending banana peels, grass clipping, etc. to the municipal dump, start a compost pile instead. Compost also makes your plants stronger and healthier, reducing the need for fertilizers and chemical pesticides. Don’t forget that many cities have municipal composting programs for your yard waste.

 

These few things will help to clean our city and will make it more beautiful.

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